Author: Scouter Mom

The Den Chief Award recognizes Scouts and Venturers who serve a Cub Scout den for one year, are trained, and are active members of their Troop or Crew. The award is a red, white, and blue cord, which is worn on the left shoulder under the epaulet. A certificate is also available.

Herb casserole bread is an easy Dutch oven recipe for camp cooking. The dough is mixed in a bag with simple pantry items. It rises while you enjoy camp time. Then it bakes over charcoal in a cast iron pot. The herbs and onion flakes add gentle flavor. Cottage cheese keeps the bread soft. The…

The Fitness and Nutrition troop program feature teaches Scouts how fitness, food, and habits work together. Meetings include active games, simple lessons, and group discussion. Scouts learn basic exercise skills, healthy eating ideas, and ways to manage stress. The program fits many ability levels. Troops can choose a simple or more demanding main event. This…

This minute teaches Scouts that failure is a normal part of learning. It uses simple stories from Edison, Ford, and the early days of the transistor to show how ideas grow over time. These inventors faced many mistakes, yet they kept trying until they found a solution. The message helps Cubs understand that effort leads…

Turn Back the Clock is a Cub Scout theme that takes families on a simple trip through time. Each den picks an era and learns how people lived, worked, and solved problems. Scouts decorate tables, act out short skits, and use a cardboard “time machine” to move from one time to another. Along the way,…